So how do u cope with the cold weather? We have been hearing on the news over here that NY has been having really bad weather and my hubby is panicking about the cold.

How do u cope, is it really that bad?

We are thinking about moving to east Toronto.

Sue

How do you cope with rain? You prepare for it and make sure you have the appropriate gear.
Layering is warmer than BIG jumpers and coats, mittens are warmer than gloves and try not too spend massive amounts of time outside when it's -40.
Get a good pair of treaded boots (to avoid slipping) always wear a hat when it's cold no matter how geeky you think you look. 50% of your body heat escapes through your head!!

Invest in an automatic car starter! These babies are awesome on those really cold mornings when you don't want to sit in a cold car while it warms up. Just point it out the window and VOILA! car already warmed up by the time you're ready to go.

Siren

''Invest in an automatic car starter! These babies are awesome on those really cold mornings when you don't want to sit in a cold car while it warms up. Just point it out the window and VOILA! car already warmed up by the time you're ready to go''.

I'm bringing mine over too......she's one of the best buys i've ever had and she does the washing up!

Auto starter is nice, if you dont have a garage to park in (and even if you do)

Get used to dressing in layers, and basically embrace the winter, take up skiing (I do XC for the excercise) or skating. Keep active as much as you can. If its less then -20 though you dont want to spend too long outside, but there are not many days like that here E of Toronto, and when there are they are great for making the skating rink. Get good gloves warm hats and something to cover your ears, and a good waterproof insulated pair of boots. Nothing will remove winter enthusiasm as fast as cold feet.

You get used to it. I love the blue skies and crisp crunchy snow. Wouldnt want the kind of 50cm dumps that happen out East though, but I guess they are equiped with snowblowers etc, and deal with it when it happens too.

You stay inside when it is REALLY cold (-30) but when it is only -10 it is actually very pleasant and you can happily wander about outside without feeling cold. Wrap up well and find good insulated boots.

It may be cold some days but at least we still get beautiful blue skies and the sun shines most days so even if you are inside you still feel jolly!

I bought a heater for my truck as we don't have a garage yet and this has been invaluable for those extra cold days. Start your vehicle a half hour before you go anywhere (if parked outside) and you will be toasty.

All the shops are heated so it is just a case of zipping out of the vehicle and into a warm environment. It really isn't as bad as it sounds and all the British visitors I have had have said how much milder it seems than the UK and they didn't have any problem with getting around in their normal British clothes.

Block heaters are a great idea, and will save a lot of unnecessary wear in the engine waiting for the oil to heat up. Plus you shouldnt have to wait more than 5 mins for the heater to get hot air to warm up the inside.

For me it simple a few key items and -40c is no effort

1 Canadian Goose parka...Not esential but makes the cold too easy

Pair of Kamlic or Sorel boots essential

Block heater not essential but worth the cost

One pair of insulated work gloves in the car esential for pouring gas and changing tyres cleaning the windows etc

According to CNN New York's cold weather was only -22C with windchill ... sorry, but that isn't cold

Every winter Calgary gets a few days when it drops below -30C ... it can get itno the -40's with windchill ... guess what?, it isn't that bad ... the city continues to function ... buses run, people get to work, it's no big deal.

We live in lower NY state and I won't even try to pass off that we are anywhere near as cold as much of Canada. However this year seems to be the coldest it has been in over 40 years with temps in the single digits or below 0 even around New York City and that is not discussing the wind chill factors. It was -1 on Saturday morning, 0 this morning so for us that is cold. But you as other have said dress warmly and in layers. For example I walked to the train station this morning. I worn tights, socks, lined boots, pants, turtleneck sweater, wool blazer, long coat, cashmere scarf, hat and gloves. My car is a automatic starter and as others I point and shoot and it starts so the car is warm by the time I get ready to go. This morning no car because we were snowed in by the city plows. Cleared it out yesterday but if I moved it, would not have found a space when I got home frm work this evening, so I walked instead to the station.

Here's the link for the third blizzard in one week in Halifax, NS. My stepson and his family live there and my hubby had once been assigned to the camp in Greenwood which is mentioned in the article. Now there is cold and snow.

http://www.canada.com/maritimes/news...6-4c7a687a9ede

Rete

Can tell Retes in the states...I'm guessing those would be temps in F not C.

Canada is a bilingual country, metric and imperial are used interchangably!

Temps in F never made sense to me ... water freezes around 0C and boils around 100C at sea level (it boils a bit cooler way up here) ... that makes sense for a temperature scale.

no arguments from me, but brine freezes at 0F, so at that point you know salting the roads isnt going to do anything. 100F is what? boiling point of alcohol or something? Who knows! (thats a rhetorical question!)

Me too. You can do more activities in the sunny cold and snow in Canada than in the wet rainy grey skies of Northern England.

nope.... I'd disagree... in both cases all you need to do is dress for the weather..


I used to hike, climb, cave, and paraglide all year round in the UK

The diferance here is you have more seasonal sports...

I'm from the west of Scotland ... the cold, damp, clinging, pissing, get everywhere misty rain you get there is a million times worse than snow could ever be ... got to disagree with you.

Maybe it's different if you're just visiting ... but living with it is ****ing utterly intolerable.

Give me -30C and snow anyday ....